Baby girl is 3 months old today, so I thought that warranted a post! She's a lot of fun these days - she still fusses now and then, of course, but also smiles a lot and looks at people and things, which is great. She's bringing her hands together now and sucking on them with a vengeance, but hasn't started putting other things in her mouth yet, and isn't really grabbing at things or holding on to them with much intent.
She's had two bouts for vaccinations and has grown 4 inches and 4 pounds (how crazy! When do we ever grow that much but in this part of our lives? She weighed 14 lbs 2 oz and was 25 inches long at her last appointment on July 7).
She does a lot of playing, and crying is the exception rather than the rule, which was a nice change from when she was very young. No laughing yet, but sometimes she sounds like she's trying, and she does a lot of "talking" and squealing, which is really cute.
She's still sleeping well on the most part, though not consistently more than 6.5 hours or so at a time - but that's all right, since she generally goes right back to sleep for another 2-3 hours in the early morning. The latest sleep trick has been to put her to bed in her car seat, which then sits in her cradle. It's been great! I'm not against letting her cry when I need to, but I'd rather not if I have the option - and I find that while when I lay her down flat in her cradle or crib she cries every time, she hardly cries at all when I put her down in her car seat. So score! It's also handy for when we're out visiting, because we don't have to totally break up her routine, even if we're out past her usual bedtime.
I've gotten much more adept at feeding her in public, so that's good. She's still the spit-up queen (I stepped in a puddle of it early this morning, eew), but the quantity has lessened overall.
She's already been all over in the car, and has been on public transportation...next week she's going on her first plane flight! It will be weird to be the people on the plane no one wants to sit next to...
In honor of my 3 months of parenthood, here are some of the things I'm really loving:
- Watching Laurna play, and interacting with her
- The Ergo baby carrier (Amazing! The infant insert didn't really work for me, but thankfully she's big enough that I could use the carrier the normal way at a younger age)
- Cloth diapers (Seriously! I love them! I do like using disposables at night, though.)
- Thirsties diaper covers (They're great and don't leak)
- Receiving blankets (We have about 20 and we wash them all every couple of days - great for spit-up management)
- The sleep-in-the-car-seat trick (A couple of nights she even slept for 10 and 11 hours!)
- Baby wipes from Costco
- Avent bottles/nipples
- Laurna's baby gym
Well that's the update for now...on to the next adventure!
(Above: some pics of Laurna at her Great-grandma's house on 7/10/09)
1 comment:
So adorable! You guys are the cutest little family.
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